NEW YORK: Serena Williams trounced old foe Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-1 in their blockbuster first-round clash at the US Open on Monday to get her quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title off to a flying start. Williams, returning to the US Open after last year’s infamous final in which her row with the chair umpire overshadowed Naomi Osaka’s ...

KARACHI: Cricket legend Younis Khan’s mother passed away after prolonged illness on Tuesday. She had been suffering from a kidney-related disease and was hospitalised at a private hospital in Karachi, where she breathed her last. According to family sources, the funeral prayer and last rituals of the deceased will be held in Mardan district today. Younis Khan retired from international ...

Pakistani-origin British boxer Amir Khan visited the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday to meet the families affected by India’s ceasefire violations and to express solidarity with the people in occupied Kashmir. Speaking to media on the occasion, Khan said the purpose of his visit was to advocate for peace and to bring attention to the plight of the Kashmiris ...

Ben Stokes’s incredible unbeaten 135 and match haul of four wickets at Headingley have pitched him up 13 places to No. 13 in the rankings for batsmen and No. 2 for allrounders, while Jasprit Bumrah’s remarkable 5 for 7 in North Sound have put him in the bowlers’ top ten. Both are career-best numbers for Stokes, though, technically, he was ...

LAHORE : Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Divisional Sports Office Lahore are going to launch ‘Harra Bharra Pakistan’ tree plantation campaign from August 31, 2019. Thousands of saplings will be planted under ‘Harra Bharra Pakistan’ campaign at different grounds of Lahore. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh will plant a sapling to inaugurate the ‘Harra Bharra Pakistan’ tree plantation ...

Karachi: In the last leg of Leisure Leagues mini-sided football trials ahead of the Socca World Cup, Englishman Kevin Reeves will lead the trials in Karachi on August 28 and 29 here at DHA Football Stadium. Kevin Reeves has already conducted trials in Islamabad, Lahore and Quetta and has shortlisted several players. Pakistan’s renowned footballers Saddam Hussain, Gohar Zaman and ...

Karachi: 24th Chief of the Naval Staff Open Golf Championship 2019 is being played at picturesque Karachi Golf Club from 27 August to 01 September 2019. This was announced by Patron PN Golf (South), Commodore Muhammad Saleem during opening media brief held today at Karachi Golf Club. Commander Karachi, Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as Chief ...

Waqar Younis picked 789 wickets across both ODI and Tests during his career. Photo: Bradman Museum International Cricket Hall of Fame Former Pakistan bowler Waqar Younis will be honoured at 13th annual Bradman Gala Dinner at the Sydney Cricket Ground in November. “This year we are honouring Mr Waqar Younis, one of Pakistan’s greatest ever fast bowlers. As always, many ...

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has stepped down from his post in the cricket committee and submitted his application for the post of head coach. According to details, the 45-year-old met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) International Cricket Director Zakir Khan on Monday afternoon and informed him of his decision, following which he formally applied for the head coach’s role. “It ...

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday banned two Hong Kong players, including one who has already served a 30-month ban, from all cricket for life for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in matches played between 2014 and 2016. Irfan Ahmed, who was banned from all cricket for two-and-a-half years in April 2016 after admitting breaches of the code, ...